All the headlines from our Minnesota Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 26 2015 // Construction of a ring levee that’s related to a Red River diversion project around the Fargo and Moorhead, Minn., area must remain on hold, a federal judge from Minnesota has ruled.U.S. District Judge John Tunheim...
Jun 26 2015 // Lawyers for the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis are warning that criminal charges against the corporation could jeopardize insurance coverage that’s being counted on to pay some claims of victims of clergy...
Jun 17 2015 // Minnesota now has two new laws that allow civil actions against those who commit insurance fraud, the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud announced.The strong anti-fraud measures became law when Gov. Mark Dayton signed a...
Jun 12 2015 // There’s relief ahead for U.S. poultry farmers suffering through the worst ever domestic outbreak of bird flu.As the weather warms, there’s likely to be fewer instances of the disease, which has already left 47...
Jun 8 2015 // A lawsuit by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleges a Minnesota company subjected a transgender employee to sex discrimination.The lawsuit was filed against Shoreview-based Deluxe Financial Services Corp....
Jun 3 2015 // A jury has awarded nearly $2.5 million to Waverly, Minn., dairy farmers who say stray voltage from their power company’s faulty equipment cut deeply into their production.After a long legal fight that included a...
Jun 2 2015 // Slower economic growth is likely through the end of the third quarter this year for nine Midwestern and Plains states, according to a report issued on June 1.The survey report says the overall Mid-America Business...
May 27 2015 // Minnesota’s health insurance exchange is having a big problem with attracting small businesses.MNsure was originally expected to cover 155,000 people in small-group plans by next year. Enrollment was only 1,405...
May 22 2015 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired James R. Weir Insurance Agency Inc. in Mankato, Minn.Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Jay Weir, Michael Donohoe and their associates will continue to operate from their...
May 18 2015 // A Minnesota power plant fueled by turkey litter flopped and fell into receivership even before a virulent form of bird flu shook the Midwest’s poultry industry in recent months, yet its new managers say they’re...
May 5 2015 // MNsure’s chief executive is resigning to take another job, the health insurance exchange confirmed, paving the way for a third leadership shakeup at the beleaguered agency in less than two years.Scott Leitz was set...
Apr 27 2015 // A Minnesota city is suing six makers of sanitary wipes, saying their “so-called flushable wipes” are clogging sewer systems.According to the Star Tribune, the lawsuit from the city of Wyoming says flushable...
Apr 27 2015 // Governance of Minnesota’s health insurance exchange could be in for a change, but MNsure won’t go away entirely.The Democratic-led Minnesota Senate defeated GOP attempts to dismantle MNsure. Several...
Apr 24 2015 // Deadly bird flu swelled in the poultry industry in Minnesota and neighboring Wisconsin amid speculation that winds may be carrying virus particles into facilities housing turkeys and chickens.“This is a catastrophe...
Apr 23 2015 // A growing number of Minnesota manufacturers are turning to robots amid a shortage of skilled workers.Minnesota Public Radio News reports small companies are following the lead of larger manufacturers. Bob Kill, president...
Apr 20 2015 // Bryan Lewis has been named director of sales for St. Paul, Minn.-based CHS Insurance, an agribusiness insurance broker and full-service insurance subsidiary of CHS Inc.Lewis will have responsibility for the...
Apr 9 2015 // The Minnesota Supreme Court has ruled that an insurer created by the Legislature does not have to make its records public.The decision ends a two-year legal battle between the Star Tribune and the Minnesota Joint...
Apr 8 2015 // A Minneapolis-based distributor will pay $50,000 to settle a claim that it fired a man after he had a heart attack.The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced the settlement with Baldwin Supply Co. The...
Apr 6 2015 // Two tenured professors at William Mitchell College of Law are suing over potential layoffs connected to a planned merger with Hamline University School of Law.The two schools are seeking authorization to create the...
Mar 10 2015 // Minnesota and Michigan both are confronting significant problems with scammers defrauding auto insurance systems they perceive have relatively soft defenses.Minnesota faces a surge in organized fraud rings that fleece auto...